Curtain-guide.



P. J. RUPERT.

CURTAIN GUIDE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, 1911.

1,01 1,495. Patented Dec. -12,1911.

Witnesges Inventor by a r Attorneys FREDERICK J. RUPERT, 0F SALE-M,OREGON.

CURTAIN-GUIDE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

Application filed May 24, 1911. Serial No. 629,111.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERIOK J. RUPERT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Salem, in the county of Marion and'State of Oregon, haveinvented a new and useful Curtain-Guide, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improvement in window shade guides.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a guide for the shade,which may be conveniently carried by the shade bracket and so supportedby said bracket as to prop erly direct the edge portions of the shadethus facilitating its winding on the roller, the proper directing of theshade during its winding preventing its edge portions from becomingcrumpled or worn.

A further object of the invention is to construct and support the guidethat the same will hold the shade and properly direct the sameregardless of the angle at which said shade is held.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a front elevation showing the devicesupported by the usual shade bracket and in contact with the ordinarytype of shade. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of one of the brackets removedfrom the window casing. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the shade guideremoved from the bracket. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a slightly modifiedform of guide.

In the drawings 10 designates a bracket which as before stated is of theusual type, the only alteration necessary to said bracket in carryingout the present invention being the forming of the aperture 11 whichreceives and pivotally supports the offset end 12' of the guide support12. This guide support consists of an arm 12 formed with the offset ends12' and 12 the end 12 as before stated extending within the aperture 11formed in the bracket and being held against displacement by disks 14which are arranged on either side of the supporting arm 10 'ofthe shadebracket 10, the arm 12 thus being free to swing.

The shade guide proper consists in the preferred form of a plate whichis bent upon itself to form the walls 15 and 16, the central portion ofsaid plate being rigidly connected to the extension 12" of the arm 12,the walls being curved in order to conveniently receive the edge of theshade, the plate swinging with the arm 12, thus allowing the shade to bedrawn at an angle to the roller and at the same time properly directingthe same and preventing an uneven winding of the same. It will be notedthat the shade will be thus evenly distributed on the roller and theedges effectually protected.

In the form shown in Fig. 4 the guide has its central secured portionbeveled in order to reduce friction.

What is claimed is a r 1. In a shade guide, a pivotally supported armand a guide receiving the edge of the shade rigidly supported by saidarm.

2. In a shade guide, a pivotally supported arm, said arm being formedwith off set end portions and a guide supported by one of said endportions, said guide being rigidly secured at an angle to said arm.

3. In a shade guide, a bracket, an arm pivotally supported by saidbracket and a guide rigidly supported by said arm, said guide beingdisposed at an angle to said arm, and in the normal path of the shadesupported by said bracket.

4. In a shade guide, a bracket, an arm pivotally supported by saidbracket, a guide supported by said arm, said guide member being formedwith a curved body.

5. In a shade guide, a pivotally supported arm, said arm being formedwith offsets extending in opposite directions and ashade guide rigidlysupported by one of said 01f sets.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK J. RUPERT.

Witnesses:

GRACE E. SMITH, M. RUTH KETCHUM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). 0."

